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Biden will convene his new supply chain council and announce 30 steps to strengthen US logistics
Read full article: Biden will convene his new supply chain council and announce 30 steps to strengthen US logisticsPresident Joe Biden will convene the first meeting of his supply chain resilience council.
Driving or flying before feasting? Here are some tips for Thanksgiving travelers
Read full article: Driving or flying before feasting? Here are some tips for Thanksgiving travelersMore than 55 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home for Thanksgiving this year, and there's no Butterball hotline to help them with any bumps along the way.
Have you seen him? Search underway for missing 79-year-old man last seen in Montgomery on Thanksgiving Day, MCSO says
Read full article: Have you seen him? Search underway for missing 79-year-old man last seen in Montgomery on Thanksgiving Day, MCSO saysA search is underway for a 79-year-old man who was last seen in Montgomery on Thanksgiving Day, deputies with Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.
National Dog Show Presented by Purina
Read full article: National Dog Show Presented by PurinaThursday at 1:00 p.m. on KPRC 2, catch the National Dog Show presented by Purina. Houston Life is celebrating Thanksgiving with our friends and family. Instead, KPRC 2 is proud to broadcast, the National Dog show!
On the road again: Travelers emerge in time for Thanksgiving
Read full article: On the road again: Travelers emerge in time for ThanksgivingMillions of Americans are loading up their cars or piling onto planes, determined to reclaim Thanksgiving traditions that were put on pause last year by the pandemic.
Houston’s Thanksgiving parade will be safe and secure, event organizers assure
Read full article: Houston’s Thanksgiving parade will be safe and secure, event organizers assurePolice and organizers say the annual Thanksgiving Day parade in Houston will be safe, taking Sunday’s deadly parade in Wisconsin into consideration.
Volunteers needed: City of Houston seeking balloon handlers, parade marshals among several positions for 2021 H-E-B Thanksgiving Parade
Read full article: Volunteers needed: City of Houston seeking balloon handlers, parade marshals among several positions for 2021 H-E-B Thanksgiving ParadeThe City of Houston is wants you to volunteer for the 72nd Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Parade taking place on Thanksgiving Day.
Man eats Chick-fil-A every day for 130 days -- except on Sundays
Read full article: Man eats Chick-fil-A every day for 130 days -- except on SundaysCan you imagine eating the same thing every day? Well, Matt Stoudt has been eating Chick-fil-A every day for over 130 days -- except, of course, on Sundays and on Thanksgiving Day. Back in July, the Nazareth, Pennsylvania resident set a challenge for himself -- to break the “unofficial” record for consecutive days eating at Chick-fil-A after learning of a California man who had eaten at the popular chain for 114 days straight. Stoudt said things got rough around day 100 but he didn’t chicken out. Now he’s asking other Chick-fil-A fanatics not to beat him, because he doesn’t want to do it all over again.
Good Samaritans give scammed family reason to be thankful
Read full article: Good Samaritans give scammed family reason to be thankfulHOUSTON – A 76-year-old mother and her daughter were going to be homeless after falling for a rental scam. Kristi Martinez and her mother paid their last dime to move into a home, which police later told them they were trespassing in. Banks were closed but Cage pulled out whatever he could from an ATM to extend a helping hand to Kristi Martinez and her mother. “It’s a blessing it really is,” said Kristi Martinez. Hopefully a place we can actually call home,” said Kristi Martinez.
Houston hosts food distribution Saturday in lieu of Thanksgiving parade
Read full article: Houston hosts food distribution Saturday in lieu of Thanksgiving paradeHOUSTON – Earlier this week, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the city’s annual Thanksgiving parade was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In lieu of this year’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the City of Houston is instead hosting the H-E-B Family Thanksgiving Distribution Saturday at NRG Park. “With the dramatic rise in unemployment since the onset of Covid-19, many in the Houston community are dealing with extremely difficult times,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said in a release. “In this environment, the tradition of Thanksgiving seems like an impossibility. In response to the need for tradition, Thanksgiving festivities have been re-envisioned to focus a time to give thanks.”The drive-through, first come, first serve food distribution, which began at 8 a.m. Saturday, will end at 2:00 p.m., or when product has been depleted.
Houston-area events, organizations that need volunteers on Thanksgiving Day
Read full article: Houston-area events, organizations that need volunteers on Thanksgiving DayTake note: A number of Houston-area Thanksgiving Day festivities and events have been curtailed this year due to the coronavirus. Those events and organizations that are forging ahead with Thanksgiving Day events and programs are instituting pandemic policies, which include social distancing and face mask requirements. What they need: Volunteers are needed between 5:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. What they need: Volunteers are needed on Thanksgiving Day to help prepare, package and deliver food. If you know of any events organizations in need of volunteers on Thanksgiving Day, please share the information in the comments below or email us here.
Most popular Thanksgiving side dishes by state, according to Google Trends
Read full article: Most popular Thanksgiving side dishes by state, according to Google TrendsHOUSTON – Apparently, Texas’ most searched side dish ahead of Thanksgiving is ... fruit salad? A map based on Google Trends shows uniquely searched side dishes for Thanksgiving Day by state. 2019 Thanksgiving side dishes by state on Nov. 24, 2019. (KPRC)Do you agree with the map? Click here to see how people are searching ahead of Thanksgiving Day.